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PLEASE HELP!!! There were 12 toys in bag P and 66 toys in bag Q.After Mrs.Murray added the same number of toys into each bag ,Bag Q had 3 times as many toys as Bag P. How many toys did she add in each
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There were 12 toys in bag P and 66 toys in bag Q.After Mrs.Murray added the same number of toys into each bag ,Bag Q had 3 times as many toys as Bag P. How many toys did she add in each bag?

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P=12T

Q=66T

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Toys added to each bag:

P=12T+nT

Q=66T+nT

Therefore, 66T+nT=3(12T+nT)

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66T+nT=36T+3nT

T(66+n)=T(36+3n)

66+n=36+3n

3n-n=66-36

2n=30

Therefore, n=30/2=15

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*She added 15 toys to each bag.
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